Author: Tim Moss
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See our footage of cycling through South East Asia
Our latest video: Cycling South East Asia. In this episode: Thai police posing for a photo with us. A grinning Bhuddist monk host. Me sleeping in a bike shop. Sketchy wooden bridges. Laura covered in flies. Lots of wet weather. You can see all of our videos on YouTube (there’s seven of them now but…
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Base Camp Festival
This is a plug for a new adventure themed event starting next month: The Base Camp Festival. It’s in the Peak District on the weekend of September 5th-7th and organised by Explorers Connect, an excellent community for adventurers. Apparently, you can expect to: Spend much of the daytime doing outdoor activities with likeminded people or…
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The Highs & Lows of Cycling from England to Australia
One year ago today, Laura and I wheeled our bikes nervously to Hampton Court Palace in matching JDRF charity t-shirts to be waved off by friends and family at the start line of what we hoped would be a journey to Australia. Last Friday, after 363 days and 9,698 miles, we rounded the corner onto…
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It F****** Bit Me!
A few years back, a young cycle courier rode his bike around the world faster than anyone before him. Lots of cyclists keep blogs of their journey but, for me, his stood head and shoulders above the rest for quality of writing. So I’m pleased to host another article from him today (the first sparked…
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Book Review: Essential Gear for Cycle Touring by Tom Allen
Tom Allen of Toms Bike Trip has recently published an ebook dedicated to providing advice for cycle tourists who need to kit themselves out. It’s a fantastic resource and chock full of hard earned knowledge. Now, before buying a self-published ebook, you might be a little hesitant about the quality of such a publication but…
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The Adventure is Over: What Lies Ahead
STATUS REPORT: We will very soon be leaving South East Asia. After that comes English speaking countries (or at least countries in which they do their best at it). And with them come Caucasian faces, Western food and the familiarity of countries in which we’ve either lived or spent time. The adventurous part is over.…
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Best Bivvy Bags Review
This article gives a detailed review of all the best and most common bivvy/bivi bags available. It contains a a buyer’s guide, recommendations of the best bivvy bags and comparison tables with details of every single bivvy bag available in the UK. Jump to: Ultimate Comparison Tables | Best Bivy Bags | Full Bivy Bag…
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Everything you ever needed to know about desert expeditions
Just a quick blog to draw attention to my newly published Desert Expedition Resources. I’ve collected all of the articles I’ve written about desert expeditions which cover, amongst other things: the definition of what actually constitutes a desert, daily water rations of famous desert explorers, which minerals you need to replace to avoid dehydration, a…
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The Worst Visa Office in the World?
We followed the muddy red track towards a tin hut where a long, drooping, orange and white barrier blocked our path. With Vietnam being almost entirely devoid of four-wheeled vehicles, we simply joined the motorbikes in skirting around the barrier on a well worn patch of dirt and some moments later it became apparent that…
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The Best Podcasts for Travelling
On my first big cycle trip, I deliberately didn’t take an MP3 player. Part of the trip’s joy was to get away from modern life and make me appreciate its trappings all the more when I returned. On my current trip, a year or more on the road, my MP3 player has been an absolute…
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The Dogs in Greece
The sun was high and so was morale as we cruised side by side on the current of a tailwind. We were in Greece, on bikes and life was good. Good, at least, until a hand gesture changed everything. Laura spotted it before me. This wasn’t the first such encounter – in fact, they were…